back to reality

so today it is official. the holiday break is over so that means back to reality. boo. took me a while to make my way out of bed this morning. not to mention kodi & maggie had me sandwiched under all the blankets. crawling out of bed would have meant disturbing their sleep & trust me, that's a serious crime in this household. said my goodbyes & go do yo thang to M as he was walking out the door with his walmart bag lunchbox - thanks a lot kodi.

now that M & i are back to busy schedules our 365 project will be difficult. & probably lame... NO! i refuse to let that happen! seriously though, during the week our pictures will have to be taken at night {when there's no good light. actually, no light at all!} so if anyone has great tips for night pictures PLEASE share.

HAPPY-ish MONDAY

friday letters {5}

dear friday sorry i totally forgot about you. this holiday break has me thinking everyday is saturday. too bad tomorrow is the last day & M returns to work monday :(

dear M these past 16 days have been great. better than great. i won't know what to do when you return to work. back to being the housewife while you go off & teach the great minds of the upcoming generations.

dear 2012 you were a year filled with endless blessings. married my greatest confidant, M graduated & got his first big boy job {can i get a whoop whoop}, my mother-in-law's cancer is official dormant {victory dance}, i successfully finished a 5k in 30 minutes {fist pump}, & i started this blog in late october. to list all 2012 Hoorays would last forever & honestly y'all would be bored out. of. yo. minds.

dear 2013 you have a lot to live up to. good luck.

dear today i know you aren't friday but you ARE saturday. my second favorite day of the week. a plan to make you a good one.

HAPPY WEEKEND FRIENDS

hello twenty thirteen

yes i know i'm a wittle bit late. if i had to sum up the past three days in one word it would be lazy. lazy fo sho. to start our new year off with a BANG we headed over to the nearest urgent care office since all other legit doctor offices were closed for the holiday. sat around for a couple hours before we left with much needed antibiotics but not before there were shots in the bum. we've spent the past 48 hours in bed watching the entire first season of Homeland, finishing off every ounce of gelato, & occasionally doing a few humanly acts like eating & showering.

but we did grace the world with our presence this afternoon. we took the girls to the lake where kodi ran & ran along the water, maggie sniffed each rock, & mama & papa tried to stay warm. it was a nice change of scenery.

one other thing! M & i are trying something creative this year. check it out on our home page: 365

xoxo

the best of 2012

--- some of our favorite memories from 2012 ---

new year 2012!

M & i got engaged!

one of our many hikes as a soon-to-be family.

my first bridal shower.

celebrating kodi's 2nd birthday with homemade doggie cupcakes.

 engagement pictures. it's super difficult with multiple dogs. worth it though.

bridal party & the mom's making pottery. crafty woman right there!

 

i married the greatest man i know. 

 

 

we spent the next week in the beautiful country of mexico.

bought our pups life jackets for our lake.

spent quality time with family at hilton head island.

took the fight to cancer in the winship 5k.

shared M's first county fair experience.

took the girls {the airplane & thing of grapes} trick or treating. 

kodi & papa came in first place in the a annual dog jog/pup jam 5k. #ProudMommyMoment.

built a desk!

got my one & only tattoo

 i changed my first {& hopefully last} flat tire. that s*@# was hard!

came home one day to this --- kodi tore up papa's lunchbox.

 we cut down our first christmas tree. so much fun!

M surprised me with an early christmas slash birthday slash valentine's day slash... you get the idea, gift. i was pretty much in tears. i mean, it's only beens years i've been needing one.

discovered gelato & date nights in.

 revisited, with the girls, where papa proposed earlier the year.

 first christmas as mr. & mrs. will never forget it.

& we finally bought a car. FINALLY!!! now we're real grown ups.

this year was stacked with so many blessings. 

here's to a fresh start. maybe i'll actually keep a resolution or two for more than a month. could be the year :)

happy new year!!!

special moments

i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas with the ones they love most. we were spoiled with our mama's home cooking. ate my weight in chocolate everything. shared a beautiful christmas eve church service with my husband & in-laws. talked about the good'ol days of being kids on christmas morning. being a blubbering mess during the les miserables premiere. & of course, remembering the real reason for christmas, Jesus Christ. it's special moments like that with family & loved ones that mean more than presents.

& a classy brazzell family picture.

merry christmas. 

now onto a new year.

2013, here come the brotherton's!